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A B737-500 flight crew feels the shock from a catering truck, that hit their aircraft's left wing while they were easing in to the gate at lax, ca.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 519887 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-500 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 750 |
| ASRS Report | 519887 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : company policies non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Airport Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
While taxiing in to gate at lax, the captain and I felt a shudder that felt similar to a dragged brake. About 1/2 second later, we again felt a shudder. The captain looked out his left window and saw a provisional truck that appeared to have backed into our left wing while we were still taxiing into the line area. The captain's taxi speed was very controled and certainly appropriate for the situation. I believe the safety zone was clear prior to our approach and provisioning truck driver inadvertently backed up into the zone. I believe that service vehicles should have a visual spotter to clear a path during any operations around aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-500 FLC FEELS THE SHOCK FROM A CATERING TRUCK, THAT HIT THEIR ACFT'S L WING WHILE THEY WERE EASING IN TO THE GATE AT LAX, CA.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING IN TO GATE AT LAX, THE CAPT AND I FELT A SHUDDER THAT FELT SIMILAR TO A DRAGGED BRAKE. ABOUT 1/2 SECOND LATER, WE AGAIN FELT A SHUDDER. THE CAPT LOOKED OUT HIS L WINDOW AND SAW A PROVISIONAL TRUCK THAT APPEARED TO HAVE BACKED INTO OUR L WING WHILE WE WERE STILL TAXIING INTO THE LINE AREA. THE CAPT'S TAXI SPD WAS VERY CTLED AND CERTAINLY APPROPRIATE FOR THE SIT. I BELIEVE THE SAFETY ZONE WAS CLR PRIOR TO OUR APCH AND PROVISIONING TRUCK DRIVER INADVERTENTLY BACKED UP INTO THE ZONE. I BELIEVE THAT SVC VEHICLES SHOULD HAVE A VISUAL SPOTTER TO CLR A PATH DURING ANY OPS AROUND ACFT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.